Category: People

FleetPride Presents $30,000 Donation to Support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

FleetPride Presents $30,000 Donation to Support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

| December 22, 2021

Partnerships like this are fueling the $11.5 billion, six-year St. Jude strategic plan, which includes tripling its global investment to impact more of the 400,000 kids with cancer around the world each year FleetPride, Inc. announced that its Senior Director of Marketing, Victoria Roberts, recently presented a $30,000 donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® on […]

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FMCSA’s Meera Joshi Leads First Truckers Listening Session in South Carolina in Support of the Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan

FMCSA’s Meera Joshi Leads First Truckers Listening Session in South Carolina in Support of the Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan

| December 22, 2021

The Trucking Action Plan included the launch of the joint Driving Good Jobs initiative, which marks a new partnership between DOT and DOL U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Deputy Administrator Meera Joshi met with independent truck drivers last week in Charleston, South Carolina.  At the roundtable, DOT officials spoke with […]

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Republic Services’ National Finalists Compete in ROAD-EO Championship

Republic Services’ National Finalists Compete in ROAD-EO Championship

| December 21, 2021

More Than 80 Employees Battled to Win Safety and Skill Competition  Republic Services, Inc. environmental services industry, announced the winners of its ROAD-EO National Championship, featuring collection drivers, heavy equipment operators and technicians from across the country. Republic’s ROAD-EO competition is an opportunity for employees to demonstrate their expert driving and maintenance skills and is […]

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VA Ready Partners with Virginia Trucking Association to Get Drivers on the Road

VA Ready Partners with Virginia Trucking Association to Get Drivers on the Road

| December 20, 2021

The new partnership aims to remedy supply chain issues and driver shortages in the Commonwealth The Virginia Ready Initiative (VA Ready), a 501(c)(3) public-private partnership dedicated to reskilling Virginians and helping them qualify for in-demand positions, announced a partnership with the Virginia Trucking Association (VTA), a non-profit association that provides full-time service and representation for […]

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ATA Workforce Heroes Truck Participates in Wreaths Across America Convoy

ATA Workforce Heroes Truck Participates in Wreaths Across America Convoy

| December 20, 2021

Wreaths Across America will deliver more than one million wreaths to veterans’ graves throughout the globe American Trucking Associations Workforce Heroes truck is scheduled to arrive at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Wreaths Across America convoy from Maine, along with many ATA member-company trucks delivering wreaths to decorate veterans’ graves during this holiday season. “ATA […]

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U.S. DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Discuss Future of Transportation at CES

U.S. DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Discuss Future of Transportation at CES

| December 20, 2021

CES® is the most influential tech event in the world – the proving ground for breakthrough technologies and global innovators the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will deliver remarks on the future of transportation at the upcoming CES® 2022, the world’s most influential tech event. Secretary Buttigieg is scheduled to speak on Thursday, Jan. 6 at 3 PM in Las Vegas.  “We are thrilled to […]

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